Garden-seed planter.



J. BAIJNT.l g GARDEN' SEED PLANTER.

APPLIUATI m m'n' m0' Patented A1324, 1911.

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J. BALINT.

GARDEN SEED PLAN'TFB..

PPLIoA'rIoN FILED AUG. 11. 1910.y

Patented Apr, 4,1911.

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f desired manner, and in the front end por- -fpreferably angular in cross section, and said composed of two parallel side members a2 JOSEPH BALINT, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

GARDEN-'SEED PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 11,

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

1910. Serial No. 576,746.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH BALINT, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented cerden-Seed Planters, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to garden seed is to provide an improved device of this class which 1s particularly designed for planting or dropping garden seed 1n rows,

or a greater number at a time; a further object being to provide a seed planter of the class specified which while being especially designed as a garden seed planter may also be used on a larger scale for planting corn, or other grains; and with these and other` objects in View the invention consists in a device or machine of the class specified, constructed as hereinafter described and The invention is fully disclosed in the following speciiication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are des' each of the views, and in which Figure l is a side view of my improved seed planter with part of the construction shown in section; Fig. 2 a sectional plan the section being on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; Fig. 8 a partial section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and, Fig. 5 a section on the line 5-5 In the practice of my invention, as shown .1n the drawmg, I provide a truck frame a connected by cross members a3, or in any tion of which is mounted a wheel b, the axle b2 of which is provided at one end with a gear is adjustable thereon, as indicated in wheel o on which the gear b3 is mounted is fgear is adjustable thereon, as indicated in f'dotted lines in Fig. 2. The wheel b serves as a guide and track wheel and is preferably provided with a comparatively wide rim o, and Secured to the truck frame rearwardly l thereof is a scraper b5 which operates to prevent the accumulation of dirt on the rim of said wheel.

At the rear end of the truck frame a are hangers or supports c through which 'passes the axle c2 of a wheel cJ which is much smaller than the wheel b2, and the rim c4L of which is preferably wider.

Supported on and centrally of the truck frame a is a circular casing (l, one side (Z2 of which consists of a door hinged at d, and the body of said casing is provided opposite the hinge d with a catch d* adapted to receive a latch Z5 pivoted to the door cl2, and the circular casing cl, or the body portion thereof, is provided with a raised hopper-shaped receptacle d, the top portion (Z7 of which is, in the form of construction shown, formed separately and connected with the body portion thereof, and provided with a cover cls which is hinged thereto at d.

Mounted in, and fitting in, the casing d is a seed Wheel c, the axle c2 of which passes through the side of the body portion of said casing, and through a suitable bearing c3 formed in connection with supports e4 se cured to the right hand side of the truck frame, and the end portion of the axle c2 which passes through the bearing c3 is provided with a beveled gear c5.

The supports c4, or the bearing c, is provided with a laterally directed arm f, and connected with the right hand side of the truck frame rearwardly of the bearings of the axle b2 of the wheel is an outwardly directed bracket f2 having a forwardly directed arm f3, and mounted in the arm f3 and bracket f2 is a longitudinally movable shaft h to which is secured a collar f4, between which and bracket f2 is placed a spiral spring f5, and the collar f is provided with an inwardly directed arm f", with which is connected a rod f7, which extends backwardly and is connected with a crank fs pivoted below the truck frame at f, and connected with the crank f8 is a rod g with which is connected a catch device g2, con sisting of a rod having a handle g3 and a hook member g* adapted to engage a pin g5 secured to one member of a pair of arms g which are secured to the truck frame at gT in any desired manner, and which extend backwardly, and upwardly, and by means of which the machine is operated.

The shaft L is downwardly and forwardly inclined and is normally held in the position shown in Figs. l and 2 by the spring f5, and the said shaft la is provided at its rear end with a beveled gear 7a2 which is adapted to engage t-he bevel gear e5', and at its front end with a face gear h3, the inner face of which is provided with a plurality of circularly .and concentrically arranged rows of teeth h4 with either row of which the gear b3 on the axle o2 of the wheel b is adapted to engage, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and by means of this construction, the s seed of the shaft 71. which is driven by the w eel b may be increased or decreased as may be desired, as may also the speed of the wheel e in the casing el. Y

As hereinbefore stated, the shaft 7L is non mally in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but whenever desired, the rod g, the crank f8 and the rod f7 may be manipulated by means of said rod g to slide the shaft z for wardly, said rod g being pulled backwardly in this operation,l and at this time the catch g2 will enga-ge the pin or stop g2 and hold said shaft hand gear k2 out of engagement with the axle e2 of the wheel e in the casing Z and the axle 'b2 of the wheel b.

The circular casing [Z in which the wheel e is mounted is provided with a downwardly directed extension z' which passes through the truck frame al, and the lower end portion 2vof which is tubular in form, and mounted thereon is a sleeve provided with a downwardly and forwardly directed furrow shovel j2, and the downwardly directed tubular member 2 of the extension z' of the casing d is provided at the back with a longitudinal flange or rib 3 having equally spaced holes 4, and the sleeve y' is provided at the back with aws j3 between which the flange or rib 3 passes, and through which is passed a pin or bolt jt, and by means of this construction the sleeve and the shovel member j2 thereof may be vertically adjustable, as will be readily understood.

Rearwardly of the parts 2, y' and j2 are laterally and forwardly directed shovels 7c having shanls k2 by which they are secured to, and ,suspended from, the truck frame o, and in practice, the shovel member j2, in the operation of the machine, forms in the ground m` over which the machine is passed a small furrow m2 in which the seeds are dropped and the shovel members r which follow the shovel j2 throw the dirt back onto and cover said seeds, as will be readily underStOod.

Formed in the face of the wheel e, which is rotatable in the casing CZ, are spaced recesses a, three of which are shown in Fig. 3, and two in Fig. 2, and these recesses are adapted to receive seeds placed in the hopper member de, and as the machine is operated, or moved forwardly, the wheel c is rotated and the seeds will be successively dropped from the recesses n and will pass down through the extension z' of the casing (Z and through the downwardly directed tubular member 2 of said extension and into the furrow m2, and the number of recesses a .in the face of the. wheel e will iiX the intervals of space in which the seeds are dropped into the furrow m2, and said recesses may be so formed as to receive but one seed, or they may be so formed as to receive two or more seeds, and the number of seeds dropped at a single time into the furrow m2 will be determined by the size of the recesses a and the size of said seeds. Whenever it is desired, however, to drop more than one seed in a place, or in a hill, I prefer to employ t-he following construction. Passing transversely through the bottom portion of the casing CZ and at the. top of the extension z' thereof, is a shaft 0 pro-vided with a damper or valve plate 02, which is preferably rectangular in form, while the extension z' of the casing CZ is also preferably rectangular in cross section as shown in Fig. 4, and the shaft 0 is provided at one end, the right hand end as shown in the drawing, with a collar 79 having' a long arm 792 and a. short arm p3, and secured to the short arm p2 is a spring p4 which` is also secured to the downwardly directed tubular member i2 of the extension 2 of theI casing CZ at Q95, and this spring normally holds the valve plate or damper 02 in the closed position, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. l and 3, with the longer arm 792 directed upwardly, and this forms in the bottom of the casing d a chamber r. The axle e2 of the wheel e is provided with an arm s, and at each complete revolution of said wheel, the arm s will strike the arm p2 and the shaft 0 will be turned into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, and the seeds dropped from the wheel e onto the valve plate or damper ,02 will be discharged, as will be readily understood, and the number of said seeds so discharged will depend upon the number of the recesses n in the wheel e.

Then it is not desired to drop the seeds in hills, or a` number in aplace,the arm 292 is turned into the position `shown in full lines in. Fig. l, where it is held byy a catch t pivot-ed to one o f the supports e4, and this holds the damper or valve plate 012 in the position shown in full linesin Fig. 3, and the seed or seeds will be deposited or dropped at intervals depending on the number of recesses a in the wheel e.

, My improved planter or seeder is operated by means of the handles g, said handles being grasped by the operator, and the machine being pushed forwardly in front of him and in this way the seeds are dropped in a straight furrow formed by the shovel j2 and the said seeds are covered by the shovels Z3, and the rear truck Wheel c3 while operate ing as one support for the machine also follows the shovels la and presses the dirt down onto the seeds in the furrow m2.

While I have shown and described my improved planting machine, as particularly designed for being operated by hand, and for planting garden seeds, it will be apparent that the said machine may be made on a larger scale, if desired, and may be drawn by a horse or horses, or operated in other ways, and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a seed planting machine, a truck frame provided with 'front and rear wheels, a circular casing supported on said frame between said wheels and provided at the top thereof with a hopper adapted to receive seeds, said casing being also provided with a downwardly directed extension through which said seeds are adapted to pass and on which is mounted a vertically adjustable furrow shovel, seed covering shovels arranged rearwardly of the furrow shovel, a seed wheel rotatably mounted in said casing, the face of which is provided with recesses adapted to receive seeds from said hopper, a longitudinally movable shaft normally geared in connection. with the axle of the seed wheel and the axle of the front truck w-heel, and means for throwing said shaft out of engagement with said axles.

through which the seeds are adapted to pass, and which is provided with a vertically adjustable furrow shovel, seed covering shovels supported rearwardly of the furrow shovel, a seed wheel mounted in said casing, and the face o f which is provided at intervals with recesses adapted to receive seeds from said hopper, and means for gearing the seed wheel in connection with the front truck wheel, said means consisting of a longitudinally movable shaft provided with gears which operate in connection with gears on the axles of the seed wheel and the said truck wheel, and means for throwing said shaft out of engagement with said axles.

3. In a seed planting machine, a truck frame provided with front and rear wheels, a circular casing supported on said frame between said wheels and provided at the top thereof with a hopper, said casing being also provided with a downwardly directed eX- tension through which seeds are adapted to pass and on which is mounted a vertically adjustable furrow shovel, seed covering devices arranged rearwardly of the furrow shovel, a seed wheel rotatably mounted in said casing and the face of which is provided with recesses adapted to receive seeds from said hopper, a longitudinally movable shaft normally geared in connection with the axle of the seed wheel and the axle of one of the truck wheels, a tensional device for holding said shaft in operative position and means for moving said shaft longitudinally and throwing it out of operative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 9th day of August 1910.

JOSEPH BALINT.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH Mazur, KUKOR Is'rvAN.

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